Consultancy: Analysis and documentation of Lessons learnt in Risk Communication and Community Engagement for COVID-19 response in the ESA region, UNICEF, ESARO (45 days over four months)

Consultant Programme & Policy Communications & PR

Overview

Analyze and document lessons learned in COVID-19 risk communication and community engagement

You have:

• Advanced university degree in public health or social/behavioral sciences, with emphasis on writing and editing.
• 10 years of professional experience at international level in Social and Behavior change/Risk Communication and Community Engagement.
• Prior working experience or knowledge of the Eastern and Southern Africa region.
• Previous experience with writing and documentation is required.
• Excellent planning and coordination skills, with proven ability to work with various stakeholders.
• Ability to analyze complex technical information and present it to non-technical audiences.
• Accurate, creative and versatile writing skills are essential.
• Experience working with UNICEF is highly desirable.
• Excellent English oral and written communication skills are required.

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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, Health

How can you make a difference?

Please see attached TOR TOR Documentation of RCCE Lessons learnt 2022.docx

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• Advanced university degree or equivalent experience in public health, social/behavioral sciences, (Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, Health Education) with specific emphasis on writing and editing.

Work Experience

• Work experience: 10 years of professional experience at international level, including field experience with Social and Behavior change/Risk Communication and Community Engagement .
• Prior working experience or knowledge of the Eastern and Southern Africa region
• Previous experience with writing and documentation
• Excellent planning and coordination skills, with proven ability to work with various stakeholders.
• Ability to analyze complex technical information and present for non-technical audiences.
• Accurate, creative and veratile writing skills
• Experience working with UNICEF is highly desirable
• Excellent English oral and written communication skills.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are...

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UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

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